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2012Final results

2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 56

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

George S. Dunbar (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Raymond Geissler Jr. (D) by 16.7 points.

George S. DunbarRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%17,494
41.6%12,476
29,970 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+26.12004D+28.32006D+19.42008R+3.62010R+16.72012R+25.92018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET